Mar. 30, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



207 



around the brood-chamber, and put 4 inches 

 of straw on top, and then put on the covers. 

 Then I pack straw in between each hive, 

 taking pains to pack it solid. Then I bank 

 the hives on the north side with straw 10 or 

 12 inches deep, putting some pieces of 

 boards or sticks to hold it down. X then 

 put about 4 or 6 inches of straw on top and 

 cover this with boards, leaving the front of 

 the hives exposed. 



This winter, a part of the- time, the hives 

 were invisible; snow had drifted and com- 

 pletely hid them. March 3d I shoveled 

 away the snow, and as I cleared the snow 

 from the entrance there came the old 

 familiar bz-zeez; 20 colgnies thus responded 

 all in the row. I thought that pretty good 

 for this frozen region, where the mercury 

 went down to 52 degrees below zero. 



My bees have had two or three flights 

 during the winter. Thus I have wintered 

 my bees successfully out-doors for three 

 winters. I think they have come out fully 



as well in the spring, if not better, than 

 those I wintered in the cellar. I think that 

 bees generally are wintering well in this 

 locality. L. Allen. 



Clark Co , Wis,, March 4. 



Texas. — The Texas State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciatiou will hold its 21st annual convention at 

 W. R. Graham .t Son's, Greenville, Te.xas, the 

 first Wednesday and Thursday in April, 1899. 

 All interested are invited. No hotel bills to paj'. 

 W. H. White, Sec. 



Utah. — The Utah Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its re^ruiar semi-annual convention 

 .\pril 8, at 10 o'clock a.m., in the city and county 

 buildiuf^, Salt Lake City. A full prog-ram in 

 the interest of the industry will be presented, 

 and all bee-keepers are cordially invited. 

 .\mon(? the subjects to be considered will be the 

 purchasings of supplies, the disposal of our pro- 

 ducts, and the best method for the protection of 

 the industry. It is desirable to have every 

 countj- represented, either personally or by 

 letter. Questions are solicited. 



Mill Creek, Utah. J. B. F.iGG, Sec. 



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The BASSWOOD in'this part of Wisconsin i.s acknowledged bv all to be 

 the best for making the;ONE-PIECE HONEY-SECTIONS— selected, young and 

 thrifty timber is used. 



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 Supplij Business 



establisht .-itld formerly owned by the late 

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 and lose a portion of the honey harvest. Save money 

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j HONE.y AND B&ESWflX l 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, March 21.— Fancy white, 13c; No. 1, 

 ll'(?12c; ambers, OfglOc; dark, 7ig8c. Extracted, 

 white clover, 8c; other kinds, 7c; amber and 

 dark. 5('> 6c. Beeswax, 27frt 28c. 



There is no chaag-e of consequence since our 

 last quotations. Stocks of the best grades of 

 white comb are being" reduced, and receipts are 

 lif^rht, with some accumulation of the off grades, 

 there being additions to those grades from time 

 to time. R. A. Burxett Jii Co. 



Detroit, March 9.— Fancy white comb scarce 

 and higher and we now quote it 13tg'14c: No. I» 

 12tol3c; fancy dark and amber, lOfallc. There 

 is considerable poor honey in the commission 

 houses which is offered at 8^rt9c. Extracted, 

 white, 6Ji(^'Tc; dark, 5(«6c. Beeswax, 2Sf^'26'.4c. 

 M. H. Hunt. 



Kansas City, March 10.— Fancy white comb, 

 13c; No. 1, 12c; amber, lie; dark, 10c. Extracted 

 white, 6c; amber,'5c; dark, 4^c. Beeswax, 25c. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co. 



New York, March 8.— Fancy white,12c; No. I 

 while, 10((_r'llc; amber, 9c; buckwheat and dark, 

 6(0 7c. Comb honey is pretty well cleaned up 

 now and we expect to dispose of the balance of 

 our stock during this month. Excepting Cali- 

 fornia there is not much stock of extracted on 

 our market. Demand is fair at unchanged quo- 

 tations. Beeswax, 27'" 28c. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken. 



San Francisco, March 15.— White comb, 1C@ 

 10'2c; amber, 7V2(a^9c. Extracted, white, ~%iis^ 

 7':c: light amber, 6-'i(a 7c. Beeswax, 24@26c. ^ 



Present slim stocks admit of only a light job- 

 bing business being transacted, with values 

 much the same as previously noted. The com- 

 ing crop is likely to be small. The bees are now 

 being fed in a large portion of Southern Cali- 

 fornia, and manj- are reported to have already 

 died. 



Boston, March 10.— ^he demand for comb 

 honey is very light, with full stock on hand. 

 We quote our market: Fancv white, 13fo^l4c; 

 A No.l, 12c; No. 1, ll(^12c; light amber, 9(«il0c. 

 No demand for buckwheat. Extracted, white 

 Northern stock, 7f«'8c. Beeswax quiet at 27(a)28c. 

 Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Omaha, March 13.— The stock of comb honey 

 ill this market is very light. There are not over 

 200 cases of all grades in first hands. Demand 

 continues fairl.v activl. Fancy white quotable 

 at 13c; choice, 12c; No. 1 amber, lie. Extracted 

 well cleaned up. Peycke Bros. 



Buffalo, March 10.— There is only very little 

 dark poor honey in our market, which is selling 

 at mostly 8 cents. Some strictly fancy white 

 comb honey would bring about 12 cents. Little, 

 if any. here. No extracted to mention. Fancy 

 pure beeswax, 30c Batterson & Co. ' 



Cleveland, March 9.— Faucv white, 13@14c; 

 No. 1 white, 12(fll3c; A No. L amber, 10f«:aic; No. 

 2 amber, 9f«10c; buckwheat, 3c. Extracted, 

 white, 7c; amber, 6c; buckwheat, 5c. 



A. B. Williams & Co. 



Milwaukee, -March 2.— Fancy 1-lb. sections, 

 13(ail4c; A No. 1, 12^'12^.^c: No. 1, ll(aa2c; dark 

 or amber or old, "(oIOc. Extracted, in barrels or 

 kegs, white, 7(tt 7!i^c; dark, S5^@6^2C. Beeswax, 

 25fa'.27c. 



Since our last report we have had a very good 

 market for honey, and the demand has been 

 very good for all grades, especially for sections 

 of the best quality, and the demand is good now 

 and small supply. We encourage shipments of 

 best comb. Extracted, fair demand. 



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